north america

Melissa Van Dyke
President
Incentive Research Foundation, during which time she has helped triple the organization's research and education footprint. As President, Melissa has responsibility for all day-to-day operational, financial and marketing aspects of the organization. The IRF has contributed more than $2 million dollars to research and education on the topic of incentives, rewards, recognition, and motivation in the workplace. Van Dyke has been named one of the "Top 25 Women in the Meetings Industry", a "Perrenial Leader in the Meetings Industry", and was selected as Incentive magazine’s “Top 25 Most Influential People in the Incentives Industry." She has authored numerous articles in various publications including the chapter on “Using Non-Monetary Awards to Support Business Behaviors that Drive Results” in the sixth edition of the Compensation Handbook and "Changing the Compensation Conversation and the Growing Utility of Noncash Rewards and Recognition" in the Compensation and Benefits Review-Journal.